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I HAVE HAD TO LITERALLY PUT THIS INTO PRACTICE THESE LAST FEW WEEKS REGARDING SOME FAMILY SITUATIONS THAT WERE VERY UNEXPECTED AND DIFFICULT TO DEAL WITH. I AGREE WITH SHAZ6 RESPONSE TO JUST STAY IN HIS PRESENCE AND LISTEN FOR WHAT HE HAS TO SAY, OR JUST SIT THERE AND FEEL HIM NEAR YOU, AND STILL YOUR SOUL BEFORE HIM. THAT'S HARD FOR ME TO DO SINCE I TEND TO TALK MORE THAN I LISTEN, BUT IT'S WORTH EVERY EFFORT BECAUSE I ENJOY HEARING THE STILL, SMALL VOICE OF GOD SPEAKING DIRECTLY TO ME AND GUIDING ME ON MY JOURNEY.WHEN I AM BOMBARDED BY MANY ADVERSITIES AND MY MIND GETS WEARY AND NEGATIVE, I SEEK HIS PEACE BY GOING TO THE WORD AND SPENDING TIME WITH HIM AND THE PEACE HE GIVES ME IS A PEACE THAT CAN ONLY COME FROM HIM. HIS PEACE KEEPS MY HEART AND MIND STABLE BECAUSE MY FOCUS IS ON HIM..GLORY.

IN THE MIDST OF THE CHAOS IN HIS LIFE, DAVID SHIFTS HIS FOCUS TO GOD, AND SEES THE STILL WATERS WHICH SOOTHES HIM AND BRINGS REFRESHING TO HIS MIND AND PEACE TO HIS SOUL. KNOWING HIS CHARACTER, OR KNOWING WHO HE IS , IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ORDER TO HAVE PEACE IN TROUBLED TIMES.HE IS ALL POWERFUL, ALL MIGHTY, HE IS THE AUTHORITY AND NOTHING CAN WITHSTAND HIM. OUR WORDS SHOULD BE FILLED WITH PRAISE AND ADORATION FOR WHO HE IS AND FOR HOW HE GIVES US HIS PEACE EVERY TIME WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE STORMS OF LIFE. BECAUSE WE KNOW WHO HE IS, AND THAT HIS CHARACTER NEVER CHANGES, WE CAN BE STILL AND TRUST HIM,HE IS A VERY PRESENT HELP IN TIMES OF TROUBLE, IF WE'LL JUST HOLD ON TO HIS UNFAILING PROMISE.

IT MEANS THAT GOD IS IN CONTROL WHEN WE COMMIT OUR SPIRITS INTO HIS HANDS.IT'S SAYING LORD, I TOTALLY SURRENDER MY LIFE TO YOU AND TRUST YOU TO HELP ME IN EVERY AREA OF MY LIFE.THAT BRINGS AN INCREDIBLE PEACE WHEN WE ARE NO LONGER IN CONTROL AND HE IS THE CAPTAIN OF OUR LIVES.HE STEERS THE WHEEL OF LIFE AND WE HUMBLY FOLLOW HIM BECAUSE HE'S PROVEN TO BE FAITHFUL AND TRUE TO HIS WORD.KNOWING THAT MY TIMES ARE IN HIS HANDS ALMOST MAKE ME FEEL LIKE CRYING BECAUSE FOR SO MANY YEARS I THOUGHT NO ONE CARED UNTIL I MET JESUS.THOSE WORDS GIVE ME PEACE AND MAKES ME FEEL SECURE. IT CALMS THE TROUBLED SOUL FOR SURE...GLORY.

THE LORD QUIETS HIS SHEEP AND GIVES THEM CONFIDENCE BY PROVIDING FOR THEM.THERE'S A REST THAT I HAVE EXPERIENCED THAT COMES FROM NOTHING ELSE OTHER THAN THE KNOWLEDGE THAT I CAN TRULY DEPEND ON HIM TO PROVIDE.HE PROVIDES FOOD, RESTORATION AND PROTECTION. HE GUIDES ME AND HE EVEN PREPARES A TABLE BEFORE ME IN THE PRESENCE OF MY ENEMIES.I'VE NEVER TRULY KNOWN WHAT THE WORD ABUNDANCE MEANS BECAUSE OF A LOT OF POVERTY AS A CHILD, BUT I HAVE TO AGREE THAT HIS PROVISION IS LIBERAL AND ABUNDANT...GLORY.

BY TRUSTING THE LORD TO ACT ON HIS BEHALF, DAVID QUIETED HIS SOUL BEFORE THE LORD.WHEN A CHILD IS WEANED FROM MILK, HE IS MOVING TOWARS MATURITY . HE IS NO LONGER DEMANDING OR FUSSING TO HAVE HIS OWN WAY BUT LEARNING TO BE CONTENT, MOVING TO A PLACE OF TRUST IN GOD..GLORY

I HAD MEMORISED PSALMS 91 MANY YEARS AGO AND I LOVE TO PRAY IT AT LEAST ONCE EVERY DAY FOR ME AND MY FAMILY, OR BEFORE I GO TO BED AT NIGHTS FOR PROTECTION FROM THE SNARES OF THE FOWLER AND TERRORS BY NIGHT. LATELY THOUGH, I FEEL THAT I NEED TO MEDITATE ON IT WITHOUT JUST RATTLING IT OFF EVERY NIGHT AS SOMETHING I AM OBLIGATED TO DO, SO THAT'S WHAT I INTEND ON DOING..GLORY.

THE PSALMS OF PROTECTION WORK WHEN WE ACTIVATE OUR FAITH IN GOD. DOUBT AND UNBELIEF CAN HINDER THE PROMISES OF GOD FROM COMING TO PASS IN OUR LIVES.WHEN WE DOUBT GOD AND WALK IN FEAR, WE OPEN UP THE DOOR FOR THE ENEMY TO COME IN, AND THEN WE END UP BLAMING GOD FOR SOMETHING HE WASNT EVEN RESPONSIBLE FOR. SOME BELIEVERS MAY DIE EVEN THOUGH THEY OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS WERE STANDING IN FAITH AND BELIEVING GOD FOR A MIRACLE, AND THAT IS SO HARD FOR ME TO UNDERSTAND , BUT HIS WORD SAYS THAT ALL THINGS DO WORK TOGETHER FOR GOOD TO THEM WHO LOVE THE LORD AND ARE CALLED ACCORDING TO HIS PURPOSE.I KNOW THAT GOD IS ABSOLUTELY ABLE TO PROTECT US BECAUSE HIS WORD SAYS SO AND BECAUSE I HAVE EXPERIENCED DIVINE PROTECTION ON NUMEROUS OCCASIONS.TO GOD BE THE GLORY..

I HAVE NEVER IN ALL MY LIFE EXPERIENCED A TRUE SENSE OF SECURITY AND COMFORT UNTIL I CAME TO KNOW CHRIST AS MY HELPER IN THE STORMS OF LIFE. I AM TRULY BLESSED WHEN I KNOW HE WATCHES OVER ME AND MY LOVED ONES ALL THE TIME.I LOVE THE FACT THAT HE EXERCISES GREAT CARE OVER ME AND KEEPS GUARD OVER ME FROM ALL DANGER. I NEVER HAD THE SECURITY OF KNOWING WHAT IT FEELS LIKE TO BE PROTECTED SINCE MY DAD NEVER LIVED WITH US, SO THAT'S WHY I LOVE PSALMS 121 SO VERY MUCH. IT MAKES ME FEEL SPECIAL AND LOVED..GLORY.

GOD PROTECTS THOSE WHO BELONG TO HIM AND ABIDES IN HIS PRESENCE.HE WHO DWELLS OR ABIDES IN THE SECRET PLACE OF PRAYER WITH GOD, WHO SPENDS TIME WITH HIM AND HAS A RELATIONSHIP WITH HIM SHALL BE PROTECTED IN TIMES OF TROUBLE.WE CAN REST IN TIMES OF DANGER KNOWING HE'S GOT US COVERED BENEATH HIS WINGS LIKE A MOTHER HEN COVERS HER CHICKS FROM DANGER. WE HAVE POWER TO TREAD UPON THE SERPENTS AND EVIL SPIRITS SENT BY THE ENEMY TO DESTROY US.NOT ONLY DOES HE PROTECT US, BUT HE HAS GIVEN US POWER IN HIS NAME TO TRAMPLE UPON THE SNAKES AND SCORPIONS, AND THEY SHALL NOT HARM US..LUKE 10:19. HE PROMISES TO: RESCUE ME, PROTECT ME, ANSWER ME, BE WITH ME IN TROUBLE, DELIVER ME, HONOR ME, SATISFY ME WITH LONG LIFE AND SHOW ME HIS SALVATION.THIS PSALM MAKES ME FEEL SECURE, CONFIDENT, PROTECTED AND LOVED BY MY HEAVENLY FATHER..GLORY.

DAVID'S HEART HAD GROWN FAINT, HE FELT WEAK AND WEARY BUT HE SAW GOD AS HIS ROCK, HIS SHELTER, HIS STRONG TOWER AGAINST THE ENEMY'S ATTACKS.HE IS SEEKING REFUGE BY HIDING IN THE HIGH PLACES-- THE TOWERING ROCKS-- CHRIST HIMSELF BEING THE ROCK.HE WAS HIDING BENEATH THE WINGS OF ALMIGHTY GOD, NOT LITERAL WINGS, BUT BENEATH THE ARMS OF HIS HEAVENLY FATHER HE FELT SECURE AND PROTECTED. I FEEL SAFE AND SECURE, CONTENTED AND PEACEFUL WHEN I REALISE HOW PROTECTED I AM BY GOD.SOMETIMES I HAVE BEEN SO PHYSICALLY EXHAUSTED, OR SO FAINT HEARTED THAT I COULD HARDLY PRAY BUT EVEN IN THOSE TIMES HE HEARD MY FAINT CRIES AND HELPED ME AND DELIVERED ME. WHAT AN AWESOME GOD WE SERVE, NONE LIKE HIM...GLORY.

I CHOSE PSALMS 40 TO MEDITATE ON BECAUSE LATELY IT SEEMS I'D BEEN DEALING WITH ONE CRISIS AFTER ANOTHER, ESPECIALLY WITH FAMILY MEMBERS. THIS PSALM HAS HELPED ME TREMENDOUSLY AS I ALSO HAVE BEEN CRYING OUT TO GOD FOR RESCUE FROM THE MIRY CLAY.I HAVE BEEN SURROUNDED BY TROUBLES FOR A LONG TIME NOW AND HAVE BEEN BROKEN HEARTED NUMEROUS TIMES IN MY LIFE, SO THIS PSALM IS A SOURCE OF COMFORT TO ME. I LOVE VERSES 4 AND 5: BLESSED IS THE MAN WHO MAKES THE LORD HIS TRUST,WHO DOES NOT LOOK TO THE PROUD, TO THOSE WHO TURN ASIDE TO FALSE GODS. MANY, O LORD MY GOD, ARE THE WONDERS YOU HAVE DONE.THE THINGS YOU PLANNED FOR US, NO ONE CAN RECOUNT TO YOU; WERE I TO SPEAK AND TELL OF THEM,THEY WOULD BE TOO MANY TO DECLARE!!!!!!AMEN...GLORY.

MY PERSONAL PRAYER FOR REVIVAL: FATHER GOD, I ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME OF ALL SINS. WASH ME AND CLEANSE ME WITH THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF YOUR SON JESUS CHRIST. SHINE YOUR LIGHT IN MY HEART , HOLY SPIRIT, AND SHOW ME THE THINGS IN ME THAT ARE DISPLEASING TO YOU SO I CAN REPENT AND BE IN RIGHT STANDING WITH YOU.HELP ME TO FORSAKE SIN AND LIVE A LIFE THAT IS SURRENDERED TO YOU EACH DAY.QUICKEN ME , DEAR LORD AND BREATHE YOUR LIFE UPON ME ONCE MORE; SHOW ME YOUR GLORY LORD AND HELP ME TO DIE TO THE FLESH AND WALK BY THE SPIRIT. IN A PRAYER FOR REVIVAL, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT THAT WE HUMBLE OURSELVES BEFORE GOD WITH REPENTANT HEARTS. 2CHRONICLES 7:14 SAYS IT BEST... IF MY PEOPLE, WHO ARE CALLED BY MY NAME, WILL HUMBLE THEMSELVES AND PRAY, SEEK MY FACE AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS, THEN I WILL HEAR FROM HEAVEN, FORGIVE THEIR SINS, AND HEAL THE LAND.THIS KINF OF PRAYER IS FOR THOSE WHO ARE TOTALLY COMMITTED TO CHRIST AND ARE WILLING TO CONSECRATE THEMSELVES BEFORE THE LORD ON BEHALF OF OTHERS. IT IS UNSELFISH AND COMES FROM THE HEART OF GOD...GLORY.

HUMILITY AND FAITH ARE BOTH NECESSARY IN PRAYER BECAUSE IN ORDER TO HAVE FAITH IN GOD TO DELIVER ME, I MUST FIRST HUMBLE MYSELF BEFORE HIM AND LOOK TO HIM AS MY SOURCE OF HELP.IF FAITH IN GOD IS MISSING, THEN MY PRAYER WONT GET ANSWERED SINCE WITHOUT FAITH IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE GOD AND IT MEANS I'M TRUSTING IN MY OWN UNDERSTANDING FOR THE ANSWERS.IF I DONT APPROACH GOD WITH HUMILITY BUT WITH PRIDE IN MY HEART, MY PRAYERS WONT GET ANSWERED FOR GOD OPPOSES THE PROUD, BUT HE GIVES GRACE TO THE HUMBLE.SO I CHOOSE TO HUMBLE MYSELF BECAUSE I WANT HIM TO POUR OUT HIS GRACE AND MERCY UPON ME AND MY FAMILY..GLORY.

IT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE CRYING WHEN I REALISE THAT HIS THOUGHTS AND PLANS ARE FOCUSED ON ME IN PARTICULAR, AND NOT JUST EVERYBODY ELSE. GROWING UP IN A VERY DYSFUNCTIONAL HOME WHERE THERE WAS LOTS OF ABUSE, I ALWAYS FELT REJECTED, OVERLOOKED AND INSIGNIFICANT.WHEN I ALMOST DIED TEN YEARS AGO, AND OVER TWENTY SOMETHING DOCTORS COULD NOT HELP ME, MY SISTER TOOK ME TO CHURCH AND I FINALLY GAVE MY HEART AND LIFE TO JESUS CHRIST.(I WAS MOSLEM.) IT WAS THE BEST DECISION I HAVE EVER MADE IN MY ENTIRE LIFE. FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE, I FELT LOVED.I KNOW HE IS REAL; HIS POWER TO DELIVER IS BEYOND MY UNDERSTANDING, BUT I LOVE TO GIVE HIM ALL THE GLORY BECAUSE HE CAME TO DIE FOR SOMEONE LIKE ME. MY RESPONSE HAS ALWAYS BEEN TO PRAISE AND WORSHIP HIM BECAUSE HE IS SO WORTHY OF MY PRAISE. BE BLESSED..GLORY.

MOST OR NEARLY ALL OF DAVID'S LAMENTS USUALLY ENDS WITH HOPE AND PRAISE BECAUSE OF HIS CONFIDENCE IN GOD TO HEAR AND ANSWER HIS PRAYERS.AFTER HE HAS POURED OUT HIS HEART TO GOD, HE WAITS EXPECTANTLY FOR GOD TO SHOW UP AND DELIVER HIM OUT OF HIS CIRCUMSTANCES.HE'S LETTING GOD KNOW THAT HIS FAITH IS IN HIM, AND HIM ALONE. WE CAN DO THE VERY SAME THING WHEN IN ADVERSITIES; POUR OUT OUR HUTRS UNTO THE LORD AND TAKE OUR FOCUS OFF THE TROUBLES.THIS WAY WE DONT HAVE TO STAY IN THE PIT.WE ARE BASICALLY CHOOSING TO PUT ON THE GARMENT OF PRAISE TO KEEP THE HEAVINESS AWAY WHEN WE ARE BURDENED BY TRIALS, TRIBULATIONS, PAIN AND HEARTACHES.PRAISE IS VERY IMPORTANT IN ADVERSITIES BECAUSE IT IS ONE OF THE MAJOR WEAPONS WE HAVE AGAINST THE ENEMY...GLORY.

DAVID'S PLEAS TO GOD FOR MERCY AND FORGIVENESS AFTER ADULTERY AND MURDER WAS BASED ON GOD'S GRACIOUSNESS AND NOT ON HIS OWN MERIT. GOD LOVED DAVID SO MUCH THAT HE SENT NATHAN THE PROPHET TO DAVID TO GET HIM TO ACKNOWLEDGE HIS SINS WHICH LED TO GENUINE REPENTANCE. IF WE DONT KNOW THE CHARACTER OF OUR GOD, WHICH IS BASED UPON COMPASSION AND DEEP LOVE TOWARD US, WE'LL TRY TO HIDE FROM HIM IN FEAR AND COVER-UP OUR SINS. GOD'S GRACE, WHICH IS UNDESERVED FAVOR, IS ALWAYS AVAILABLE TO THOSE WHO ARE GENUINELY SORRY FOR SINS AND ARE WILLING TO TURN AWAY FROM THEM. HIS MERCY COVERS US AND BRING US BACK TO HIM, SO WE CAN CONTINUE TO FELLOWSHIP WITH HIM DESPITE OUR FAILURES AND WEAKNESSES..GLORY.

I LOVE SINGING THE PSALMS AND PSALMS 95 HAS BEEN AN ALL TIME FAVORITE OF MINE, SO I HAVE BEEN SINGING DARLENE ZCHECH'S SONG- SHOUT TO THE LORD, AND ALSO " COME LET US WORSHIP AND BOW DOWN"- DONT REMEMBER THE SINGER'S NAME FOR THIS ONE, BUT THEY'RE BOTH TAKEN FROM THE WORDS OF PSALMS 95. THIS HELPS ME TREMENDOUSLY BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN BATTLING WITH A LOT OF ATTACKS LATELY AND I'VE ALWAYS BEEN SOMEONE WHO LOVES TO WORSHIP THE LORD THROUGH SINGING, SO I HAVE BEEN BLESSED AND SO HAS MY FAMILY BECAUSE THEY ENJOY GOD'S PRESENCE IN OUR HOME THROUGH WORSHIPPING HIM.GLORY...

WE PRAISE HIM FOR HIS FAITHFULNESS, HIS LOVE TO US, THE MARVELOUS THINGS HE'S DONE AND FOR HIS SALVATION.I AM SO THANKFUL FOR FORGIVENESS OF MY SINS, DELIVERANCE FROM ITS POWER AND ESPECIALLY THE DEFEAT OF SATAN. PRAISE IS EXUBERANT BECAUSE THE JUDGE IS COMING WITH RIGHTEOUSNESS; HE WILL SET ALL INJUSTICES ARIGHT AND BRING OUR FINAL SALVATION, AS PASTOR RALPH SAID. PRAISE IN OUR CONGREGATION NEEDS SOME HELP. THE PEOPLE SEEM TO BE WAITIG ON THE WORSHIPPERS TO DO EVERYTHING AND SOME DONT SEEM TO REALISE IT'S OK TO BE ACTIVELY PARTICIPATING IN PRAISE AND WORSHIP. IN MY LIFE, IT'S A LOT BETTER THAN A FEW MONTHS AGO WHEN I WAS DEALING WITH THE PAIN OF A LOVED ONE WHO ALMOST DIED AT A VERY YOUNG AGE. THAT'S WHY I SO APPRECIATE THIS STUDY, BECAUSE IT'S HELPING ME TO SEE THE IMPORTANCE OF PRAISING HIM NO MATTER WHAT.I AM SO THANKFUL TO THE LORD FOR PROTECTING MY LOVED ONE RECENTLY.THANK YOU JESUS..I LOVE YOU LORD..GLORY.

WE ARE COMMANDED TO WORSHIP THE LORD BECAUSE HE IS OUR MAKER, OUR SHEPHERD, THE ROCK OF OUR SALVATION AND BECAUSE OF HIS GREATNESS; NO ONE ELSE LIKE HIM. EVEN THOUGH THIS IS A PSALM OF WORSHIP, THERE IS A WARNING TO THOSE WHO HARDEN THEIR HEARTS BECAUSE OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS PART OF OUR WORSHIP UNTO HIM. GOD DOESNT WANT ONLY OUTWARD SUBMISSION AND EMPTY WORDS BUT HEARTS SUBMITTED TO HIM IN TRUE PRAISE AND ADORATION. FOR OUR WORSHIP TO BE SINCERE UNTO GOD, IT MUST ALSO BE TIED IN TO HAVING A HEART THAT IS OBEDIENT AND WILLING TO SERVE HIM...GLORY.

PRAISE SHOULD BE GIVEN UNTO GOD BY ALL OF US ON A CONTINUAL BASIS NOT JUST FOR WHAT HE HAS DONE FOR US BUT ALSO JUST BECAUSE OF WHO HE IS; OUR CREATOR. PRAISE CAN OCCUR ANYWHERE AND AT ANYTIME SINCE IT SHOULD COME FROM THE HEART ,AND NOT JUST BE ON SUNDAYS ONLY AT CHURCH.IT SHOULD BE CONDUCTED WITH OUR VOICE, OUR BODIES AND INSTRUMENTS SUCH AS THE HARP, TAMBOURINE, FLUTE, ETC. EVERYONE THAT HAS BREATH NEEDS TO GIVE PRAISE UNTO GOD.THIS IS A VERY SHORT BUT POWERFUL AND UPLIFTING PSALM THAT MAKES ME FEEL LIKE LEAPING FOR JOY; SOMETHING I HAVENT DONE IN A WHILE BUT WOULD LOVE TO START DOING AGAIN...GLORY.

I AM ENJOYING THE PSALMS AND I HAVE SO MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDING AND WISDOM THAN BEFORE. I HAVENT DONE THIS AS YET, BUT I PLAN ON TRYING TO MEMORISE PSALMS 133 AND MAKING IT A PERSONAL PRAYER FOR MY FAMILY AND COMMUNITY BECAUSE THERE IS SUCH A NEED FOT UNITY IN MY HOUSEHOLD AND THE AREA WHERE I LIVE. I HAVE ENJOYED READING THE POSTS FROM THE LAST BIBLE STUDY ON THE PSALMS AND THEY ARE FILLED WITH NUGGETS OF WISDOM WHICH I HAVE BEEN GLEANING FROM..GOD BLESS...GLORY.

I HAVE ALWAYS ENJOYED READING THIS PSALM BECAUSE IT SPEAKS OF UNITY, PEACE AND A QUIET CONTENTMENT OF THOSE WHO DWELL TOGETHER IN ONE ACCORD.IT IS SOMETHING I USED TO LONG FOR AS A CHILD GROWING UP IN A LARGE FAMILY FILLED WITH STRIFE AND BICKERING. IT IS SO DIFFICULT TO DWELL IN UNITY BECAUSE WE ARE EACH SO UNIQUE WHILE AT THE SAME TIME VERY SELFISH AND UNAPPRECIATIVE OF THOSE WHO DONT LOOK LIKE US OR ACT LIKE US.I THINK UNITY REQUIRES US TO BE COMMITTED TO WALKING IN LOVE TOWARD OTHERS DESPITE THEIR RACE, COLOR, DENOMINATION, ETC...I CAN HONESTLY SAY THAT THE AREA I STRUGGLE WITH MOST AS A CHRISTIAN IS MY LOVE WALK; IT'S HARD FOR ME TO CONSISTENTLY WALK IN LOVE.I THINK UNITY AND PURITY CAN BE CONFLICTING IF ONE HAS TO COMPROMISE TO KEEP THE UNITY IN THE MARRIGE , IN THE CHURCH, OR IN THE FAMILY. RECONCILIATION AND UNITY ARE VERY HIGH VALUES IN JESUS' TEACHING BECAUSE THESE THINGS CAN HINDER OUR LOVE WALK AND THAT'S WHY WE'RE COMMANDED SO MANY TIMES IN SCRIPTURE TO FORGIVE OTHERS OF THEIR OFFENSES AND CONTINUE TO LOVE AND PRAY FOR THEM...GOD BLESS..GLORY.

THIS PSALM IS LOADED WITH WISDOM AND IS MEANT TO HELP US KNOW WHAT IS REQUIRED OF US SO THAT WE CAN LIVE RIGHT .I HAVE BEEN USING THE PSALMS TO HELP MY SON UNDERSTAND WHAT IT MEANS TO LIVE MORALLY UPRIGHT BEFORE GOD.I LOVE THE POST BY MRS G . WE ARE CALLED TO BE SEPARATE FROM THE WORLD'S WAY OF DOING THINGS. THIS PSALM COVERS SUCH THINGS AS: SPEAKING TRUTH DOING RIGHT WALKING BLAMELESS NO FALSENESS NO EVIL NO REPROACH NO USURY NO BRIBERY THIS PSALM SEEMS TO BE ALL ABOUT BUILDING CHARACTER IN US SO THAT WE WILL BE DIFFERENT IN OUR LIFESTYLE AS CHRISTIANS...GOD BLESS...GLORY.

IT'S GOOD TO KNOW THAT THE RIGHTEOUS WILL SUCCEED AS WE KEEP GOD'S COMMANDS AND WALK IN HIS WAYS AS OPPOSED TO WALKING IN THE COUNSEL OF THE WICKED AND STANDING IN THE WAY OF SINNERS.SOMETIMES IN LIFE, THE BATTLES CAN BE LONG AND WEARY AND DISCOURAGING ,AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE WICKED ARE THRIVING AND HAVE THE UPPER HAND, SO I'M ENCOURAGED VERY MUCH BY THIS PSALM.THIS PSALMS REMINDS ME TO KEEP ON KEEPING ON IN SPITE OF THE OPPOSITION OF THE WICKED WHO DESPISE GOD'S LAWS. I PERSONALLY LOVE VERSE #3 WHICH STATES THAT HE WILL BE LIKE A TREE FIRMLY PLANTED BY STREAMS OF WATER AND WHATEVER HE DOES, HE PROSPERS. I HAVE ALWAYS LOVED THE WATER . I GREW UP IN A TROPICAL NATION WHERE IT WAS HOT ALL YEAR ROUND, SO WATER IS VERY REFRESHING, ESPECIALLY BEING FROM THE TROPICS. THE WATER REPRESENTS THE WORD OF GOD, WHICH IS EVEN MORE REFRESHING THAN PHYSICAL WATER. I LOVE THE IMAGERY OF THE WATER AND THE WORD...GLORY.

I HAVE TREMENDOUSLY ENJOYED READING AND MEDITATING ON THE PSALMS. THANK YOU PASTOR RALPH FOR THIS BIBLE STUDY.I HAVE HAD AN OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE WITH MY TEENAGED SON THE TRUTHS I HAVE LEARNT ON DAVID'S STRUGGLE WITH DEPRESSION. MY SON HAS BEEN STRUGGLING WITH DEPRESSION FOR A LONG TIME NOW, SO WE HAVE BEEN READING THE PSALMS TOGETHER AND PRAYING THAT THE HOLY SPIRIT WOULD ENLIGHTEN THE EYES OF OUR UNDERSTANDING SO THAT HE CAN OVERCOME AND EXPERIENCE GOD'S JOY AND FREEDOM.HE SAID THE LORD GAVE HIM PSALS 27:14 THIS MORNING, WHICH SAYS: WAIT FOR THE LORD, BE STRONG AND LET YOUR HEART TAKE COURAGE;YES, WAIT FOR THE LORD. THIS WAS ALSO A WORD FOR ME AND I WAS VERY ENCOURAGED AND UPLIFTED BY IT..GOD BLESS...GLORY.